2000/280/EC: Commission Decision of 30 March 2000 amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France and Germany (notified under document number C(2000) 907) (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2000-03-30
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: France, Germany, animal disease, health control, swine, veterinary inspection

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COMMISSION

COMMISSION DECISION

of 30 March 2000

amending Decisions 93/24/EEC and 93/244/EEC and concerning additional guarantees relating to
Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for regions free of the disease in France and Germany

(notified under document number C(2000) 907)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2000/280/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

(5)

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Directive 64/432/EEC of 26 June
1964 on animal health problems affecting intra-Community
trade in bovine animals and swine (1), as last amended by
Directive 98/99/EC (2), and in particular Article 10(2) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

An eradication programme was undertaken in some
parts of the territory of Germany for Aujeszky's disease
that had been approved by Commission Decision 95/
210/EC (3).

In relation to this programme certain additional guaran-
tees relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for
certain regions of
its territory had been granted to
Germany by Commission Decision 93/244/EEC (4), as
last amended by Decision 1999/399/EC (5).

from Aujeszky's disease

Germany considers that the Land Baden-Württemberg is
free
submitted
supporting documentation to the Commission as
provided for in Article 10 of Directive 64/432/EEC.

and has

(4)

The programme is regarded to have been successful in
eradicating this disease from Baden-Württemberg.

(10)

(1) OJ 121, 29.7.1964, p. 1977/64.
(2) OJ L 358, 31.12.1998, p. 107.
(3) OJ L 132, 16.6.1995, p. 19.
(4) OJ L 111, 5.5.1993, p. 21.
(5) OJ L 150, 17.6.1999, p. 32.

Nièvre,

Haute-Marne,

France considers that the Departments Loire-Atlantique,
Doubs,
Saône-et-Loire,
Bouches-du-Rhône, Jura, Savoie, Vaucluse and Territoire
de belfort are free from Aujeszky's disease and has
submitted supporting documentation to the Commis-
sion as provided for in Article 10 of Directive 64/
432/EEC.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

An eradication programme was undertaken in these
regions of France for Aujeszky's disease.

The programme is regarded to have been successful in
eradicating this disease from Loire-Atlantique, Doubs,
Haute-Marne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Bouches-du-Rhône,
Jura, Savoie, Vaucluse and Territoire de Belfort.

The authorities of Germany and France apply for
national movement of pigs rules at least equivalent to
those provided by the present Decision.

These additional guarantees must not be requested from
Member States or regions of Member States which are
themselves regarded as free from Aujeszky's disease.

Commission Decision 93/24/EEC (6), as last amended by
Decision 1999/399/EC, lays down additional guarantees
relating to Aujeszky's disease for pigs destined for
Member States or regions free of the disease and lists
those regions in Annex I.

(6) OJ L 16, 25.1.1993, p. 18.

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(12)

the
The Land Baden-Württemberg which is free of
disease should be added to Annex I to Commission
Decision 93/24/EEC and should be removed from
Annex I to Decision 93/244/EEC.

The Departments Loire-Atlantique, Doubs, Haute-Marne,
Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Bouches-du-Rhône, Jura, Savoie,
Vaucluse and Territoire de Belfort which are free of the
disease should be added to annex I
to Commission
Decision 93/24/EEC.

(13)

The measures provided for in this decision are in accord-
ance with the opinion of
the Standing veterinary
Committee,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

Annex I to Decision 93/24/EEC is replaced by Annex I to this
Decision.

Annex I to Decision 93/244/EEC is replaced by Annex II to this
Decision.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 15 April 2000.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 30 March 2000.

For the Commission

David BYRNE

Member of the Commission

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ANNEX I

‘ANNEX I

REGIONS FREE OF AUJESZKY'S DISEASE WHICH DO NOT PERMIT VACCINATION

Denmark:

all regions

United Kingdom:

all regions in England, Scotland and Wales

France:

Finland:

Germany:

Austria:

Sweden:

the Departments of Maine-et-Loire, Sarthe, Vendée, Charente, Charente-Maritime, Deux-
Sèvres, Vienne, Aude, Dordogne, Gironde, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne, Pyrénées-Atlantiques,
Ariège, Aveyron, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Lot, Hautes-Pyrénées, Tarn, Tarn-et-Garonne,
Aisne, Allier, Ardennes, Aube, Calvados, Cantal, Cher, Corrèze, Côte-d'Or, Creuse, Eure,
Eure-et-Loir, Gard, Indre, Indre-et-Loire, Loir-et-Cher, Loire, Haute-Loire, Loiret, Lozère,
Marne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle, Oise, Puy-de-Dôme, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin,
Rhône, Haute-Saône, Seine-Maritime, Somme, Vosges, Yonne, Loire-Atlantique, Doubs,
Haute-Marne, Nièvre, Saône-et-Loire, Bouches-du-Rhône, Jura, Savoie, Vaucluse and Terri-
toire de Belfort

all regions

the Länder of Thuringia, Saxony, Brandeburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Saxony-
Anhalt, Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden-Württemberg

all regions

all regions

Luxembourg:

whole territory’

ANNEX II

‘ANNEX I

Germany:

all regions except the Länder of Thuringia, Saxony, Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania,
Saxony-Anhalt, Rheinland-Pfalz, Baden-Württemberg’.